second air line.
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Radu Paunescu
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My first mod: I added a second air line, so it blows some air even when engraving. This is to prevent gunk bulid-up on the lens when engraving.
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Gene Uselman
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You might want to look at Russ' Ultimate Air Assist on his Youtube channel, it is offered as a kit by Cloudray Laser [.com] with the schematics. It is a really elegant solution for cutting and engraving. Gene
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Radu Paunescu
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Thank you for the suggestion.
To sum up Russ lengthily video: you need air assist for cutting, you don't need it for engraving. Having said that you want some air flow through the nozzle when engraving to keep the lens clean.
There is a switch in RDWorks which controls the air assist on/off.
My lase already has a solenoid valve controlled by the "if blowing" parameter. I only needed 10 $ worth of tubing and fittings to implement this mod.
To sum up Russ lengthily video: you need air assist for cutting, you don't need it for engraving. Having said that you want some air flow through the nozzle when engraving to keep the lens clean.
There is a switch in RDWorks which controls the air assist on/off.
My lase already has a solenoid valve controlled by the "if blowing" parameter. I only needed 10 $ worth of tubing and fittings to implement this mod.